New domestic gas agreement for Visy, Cooper Energy

July 12, 2019

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) says the industry has welcomed another new domestic gas supply agreement.

Cooper Energy will provide gas from Sole, in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin, to packaging company Visy for three years from 2020. This adds to the growing list of new supply agreements announced over recent years to offer natural gas to domestic customers.

APPEA
Chief Executive Andrew McConville said the latest supply deal showed further
evidence of the strong investment industry is making to increase gas flow into
the east coast market.

“The industry takes its obligations to the domestic market seriously. This deal highlights the importance of developing new gas resources and the response industry is taking to accelerate delivery of more supply,” Mr McConville said.

“This new
agreement brings the total to 79 new publicly announced gas agreements signed
since 2012 in Australia, showing the strong commitment the sector has for the
domestic market. Together, these contracts total more than 4500 PJ of
gas.”

The
industry has announced billions of dollars in new investment to bring more gas
to market, supporting domestic gas consumption and export projects that are
underpinning Australia’s economic growth.

In the past
two and a half years, there have been announcements from Arrow Energy, Shell
Australia, Cooper Energy, Senex, Strike Energy, GLNG, Australia Pacific LNG, Origin
Energy and Santos to provide new supply in various parts of eastern Australia.

Last week, gas supply agreements were also announced by the Australia Pacific LNG venture with manufacturers Orica and Orora.